(B) The Music Encyclopedia of The Gravis Sub Humus

Bang - Death of a Country 1971, Bang (same) 1971, Mother / Bow to the King 1972, Music 1973, RTZ 1999, The Maze 2004

Guitar driven Heavy Rock with minor Psych leanings. Good power trio riffing in the Sabbath vein with very good playing from all involved. All their material has been reissued on CD including a 2004 reunion CD.



Blackfeather: At The Mountains of Madness 1971


Blackfeather's "At The Mountains of Madness" is certainly one of the very best hard psych records to come out of Australia during the 60s/70s. It features the remarkable talents of ALL the band members, but one John Robinson on guitar is absolutely astounding. John's guitar playing is so intense & his musical arrangements so precise on this record, that the record literally has an intoxicating "buzz" all it's own that you'll certainly not be building a tolerance to any time soon. At The Mountains of Madness possesses that magical characteristic of great psych records where the listener is transported on a journey from it's start to it's finish. In short, it's a masterpiece. The album has been reissued both in vinyl & CD form several times. Listeners and fans of Blackfeather often complain of a somewhat substandard sound quality, even from Festival Music's legitimate version. Although, I find these claims to be a bit exaggerated, I agree that for instance compared to Kahvas Jute, yes they could have done a slightly better job. I am sure of one thing however, that any and all would find these priceless recordings more than enough to elicit the best "trip" possible within the realm of the mind's ear.

Bull Angus: (same) 1971, Free For All 1972

Bull Angus: S/T is an all but forgotten masterpiece of brutal well written and executed Hard n Heavy Rock. The founding members of Bull Angus were in Delaware when they decided to form a band. That's where Franke Previte, originally from New Brunswick, New Jersey was going to school at Goldey-Beacom college to earn a business degree. He was in a band at the time called The Oxford Watch Band. (catchey eh?) He and the drummer, who was in fact a native of Rochester NY, decided to form what would become Bull Angus after The Oxford Watch Band broke up. By the time they had advertised and located the rest of the of the new band members, they settled into a little berg in New York called Rhinebeck where the three other members were from. Rhinebeck is about 20 miles north of Poughkeepsi NY and the band rented an old farm house to live in and practiced in the barn. This Rhinebeck area is rich with Angus (a type of beef bred cattle) grazing pasture and this is where they took the name from. Every song on this album, is "stand up" grade A certified American Heavy Rock. You won't be asking "Where's The Beef"? on this one!